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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: ] have read with
much interest your two articles about the Sons OF
Veterans and the militia and heartily ndurse every
word you say. ] am glad TO know, too. that our
COMMANDMENT Chief favors the plan. But are there
not some things we ought 10 consider?
Additional mitiaI would gladly go into. ifthere
such a thing. but may there not be serious
objections 10 going into State military organiza-
tion9
Suppose. for example. a fight had grown out Of
the trouble in our State Legislature last Winter.
and Gov. Gray had called out the militia Of the
4 State; don't you know that great many men who
are members of the militia would have felt like
disobeying his orders? And yet. Gov. Gray is the
Commander in Chief Of the Indiana miltia.
This and like possibilities must give ms pause,
before rushing into State military organizations.
IL there National militia2 Where find the
text Of the National militia bill that before the
| 49th Congressf
National militia under the direction and
supervision Of Regular Army officers is what I
would like TO join. and our Camp mo. CO. Division
Of IndianRD is ready TO go into it-A. II. DAVIS.
Unfortunately there is no such thing
as a National militia" nor can there be
until the laws, and probably the Constitution,
are altered.
At present the entire control of the militia
of each State is in the hands Of the State
IL alone can organize, officer, uniform, arm
and drill its own citizens The Government
only gets control when the militia is called
into active service for some National pur-
pose.
This system has worked very badly in
every war in which we have been engaged, and
will probably place us at as terrible disad.
vantage in the next war as it did in the wart
of 1912 aud the rebellion.
The training and disciplining Of proper
proportion Of the young men of the country
in transferring is the duty OF the Nation
not the States, and so long as il is left TO th,
States it viii be grossly neglected. In spit,
Of the terrible experience of the war, W,
find that several States make no pretense o
Of keeping up their militia, and in none o
them is there one drilled and uniformed mar
where there should be 10.
We shall pay terribly for this in Tia
future, as we have repeatedly done in tn
past.
Everybody who has thought at all upOl
the military situation Of our country, Ia
felt very deeply the urgency of some system
whereby the Nation could organize and trail
a great militia force TO act as a reserve an,
an auxiliary TO the Regular Army, and he
reliance in any emergency. No NatiOna
work would make richer return for tn
money and labor expended than this.
Z The restrictions Of the Constitution pre-
vent this being done directly. The question
. is as 10 whether it cannot be done indirectly
Gen. Benet the accomplished Chief Q
, Ordnance, has devoted much study 10 thi
subject, and repeatedly of late years calle
! public attention to it in ably-written letter
; and reports. Everybody recognizes tn
truth Of what he says, but the only goo
The National tribune., 1887-04-21

IT was happy thought of Commander
in-Chief Fairchild to reproduce in his Me-
mortal Day Order the Order issued by Gen.
Logan establishing the day. This will be
read now with melancholy pleasure by the
men and women who mourn the death of
the Great Volunteer, upon whose fresh-made
grave will be strewn the garlands that he
directed should deck the graves of the gall
liant dead who fought with him to save the
Nations life
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THE number of pension certificates issued
during the week ending April Is, 1887, was
as follows: Original, ,2S9; increase, 500; re-
issue, 1852; restoration, 81; duplicate, Ia
accrued, ITO; Act of March 3, 1888, 3; Order
of April 3, 1884, A; Order of Oct. 2, 1885, 10;
supplemental Act of Aug. 4, 1886, 20; Next
can war, So; total, 2,3l9
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COVER THE HILLS"
BY SHERMAN D. RICHARDSON.

BY SHERMAN d. RICHARDSON.
Well. John. the time has come at last
Which have dreaded long.
When must seek the poorhouse camp
And Join the pauper thrOng.
know am no better. John,
Than those that there find rest,
But yet this badge shall never so
Inside there ON my breast.
Ihoped and hoped for many years
To see my pension through
You know l joined the army. well,
And fought on brave and true
Until lost my health and left
A wreck. And then, because
could not prove first was well,
1 was outside the laws.
I took fresh hope when they at last,
In measures far from slow,
Gave pensions to those Regulars
Who captured Mexico;
For thought sure that those who fOughs
To save the Union strong
Had better cause than Night makes Right,
For Might is often wrong.
And when they moved the pension bill
For needy soldier boys,
i said, This Congress is all right
in patriotic poise;
No more shall we the pOorhouse fear,
Our Nation still is true
To those who fought her battles and
Made treason humbly sue"
But when hand placed on that bill
A cruel veto blot,
And wrote why suffering soldiers now
Must take a pauper ~sot,
I said. - shame that We should see
The folly of this day,
When he who rules the North and South
Should bow before the gray.
as this the pay for what we gave,
The sacrifice 80 true;
Is this the echo from those cheers
From that last grand review,
When from the North aud East and Wess
The plaudits rent the sky,
And faded blue WAS welcomed home
With honOrs grand and high?"
Say, John, il Uncle Abe was there,
Would he have done this thing?
If General Grant could now be Chief,
Would he this trouble bringg
Brave Hancock would have signed it sure,
Likewise our little Mack,
For none that knows a soldier . worth
Would on them e'er go back
Well, must take the humber road
That winds DER yOnder hill.
But when election day comes round
I'll be a voter still,
And, with the thousands through the land.
Will give one hand a rest
That wrote veto that this badge
Should grace ~ pauper's breast.
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: win you
please answer through your columns if there
was monument erected to the memory of Gen.
Sedgwick by the members of the Sixth Corps,
for which contributions were made during the
Winter of 1864 and 1868, by the officers and
meR of the corps? IL 50. where is it located.
what is it composed of, and what was the cost
e. @. custom. Co. A. 93d Pa. Lebanon Pa.
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We have careiully-prepared table Of pen
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The yearly value Of the pension roll OF
the United States is about Si4.O00000.
Whatever more than that is paid is the pay
ment of what was due years ago, but owing
TO the Governments methods Of staying of
settlement has not been paid until now.
So it appears that England, whose army
only numbers 10000, and who for 81 years
has not had war of more magnitude than
our Indian troubles, is paying about one
third as much every year as we do.
This does not tell the whole story. A
large part of this pension expenditure is on
account Of the Crimean war, and yet there
were not so many British men killed in the
whole Crimean wal as the Union army lost
in a single great. battle. There was not a
single three months OF the years 1862 "a
that the Union army did not do more hard
fighting and lose more men than the British
army from its landing at the Bay Of Eupa-
toria Sept IL, 1854, until it re-embarked in
the Autumn of 1856. In the much.talked-
of final assault on the Redan, which, with
the capture Of the Malakho1, forced the fall
Of Sevastopol, the British lost but 1913 killed
and 203l wounded, or about as many as
Grant or Sherman would lose in making a
resOlute reconnaissance.
In the battle Of Gettysburg alone the
Union army lost more in killed and wounded
than England has lost in all her fighting
since Waterloo.
If our pension roll bore the same relation
TO the number of men in the army and the
hard fighting they did that highlands does
it would have TO be about 20 times as large
as hers, instead of being only three times as
great.
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"THE VOLUNTEER SOLDIER OF AMER
ICAo


There was peculiar fitness in the last
literary work of Gen. John A. Logan being
history of the volunteer soldier of America.
Himself one of the very greatest of the citi-
zen-sOldiers whose courage, self-sacrifce
and military skill have made our annals
glorious, he was the fittest man to write the
history of his class. He gave to this work
the ripest and best years of his life, and an
enthusiastic devotion akin to that with
which he served the country in war time.
He wrote the closing chapter within a few
days of the beginning of the attack which
ended his glorious career, and left Nation
mourning.
The book is now being gotten ont in
admirable style by II. s. Peale & Co., Chicago,
and the advance sheets which have reached
us give rich promise of what it will be
artistically.
Gen. LOsan's aim was to tell the story of
the volunteer soldier in all the wars of the
country, and show how the intelligence, zeal
and courage of men who left the walks of
peaceful life, when the country was in dan
ger or great principle at stake, accom-
plished results impossible of achievement
by the constrained or hireling soldiers in
other lands. The work is dedicated:
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CITIZENS oTDmps Avn {

CTTIZEN-SoLDIERs AND SAILORS
Who from Lexington To Appomattox have won
the liberty Of the Republic. maintainedis honor
and preserved its integrity. this volume Is
Afecionally Inscribed
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COMPARISON OF PENSION ROLLS.

The President and Others who oppose PEN
sions lay most stress upon the fact that the
amount paid by the United States for pen
sions greatly exceeds similar expenditures
by other Nations We have all along insisted
that these comparisons were Of no value
whatever, for the reason that no other coun-
try ever put such an army in the field, none
ever required such a length of continuous
service at the front, none ever fought so
many and such bloody battles in the same
space of time, and none required such great
pecuniary and other sacrifices from its citi-
zen-soldiers TO preserve its life and assure
its prosperity.
But when we come to make the actual
comparison, invited by the President and
his supporters, of the size OF our pension
roll with that of other Nations, we do not
find the enormous discrepancies which they
assert exist Let us take the pension ex-
penditures of Great Britain, for example.
These are grouped in the army budget under
the head Non-efectiye Services" and last
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me Press and PcopIc on the Re
publican Ticket.

The press Of the State generally speak
in terms Of praise Of the tlcke. recently
nomluated hy the Republican State Con
veuDiou Many prominent men who
have heretofore supported the regular
Democratic tl,ket publicly announce
ts,y will vote it We give below few
Vi the comments:
The Baltimore SIM (D'm SAYS.
THE Republican State Conventlon,
which met in thi i'y Wednesday,
showed IN its nominations the inaueuc
of the good example set recently hy III,
Maryland democratic convention The
Repuh lean nominees are gentlemen q
unquestlonable responsibility and private
worth, AVID she party is to be congrAru
lated on this promising indication Of d
healthier political condition
Me Batlnolo Heraid Crop > says:
Taken az L whole, the ticket Is =
strong Que, aud Que which must inspire
Abe respect even Of De uosra;s. With
both parties in the dells with strong
tickets. aud with all the issues fairly
made up, the campaign in Maylano
promises to be lively one.
The Baltimore american (Rep } says
"The ticket commands the resDe t .
all right thinking men and will recelv
their support
Mr.. $. Teackle Wallis says
Al will cordially support Mr. Brooks
hope every Reform Democrat will sup
port him as the only way Of deteatint
the ring, is TO defeat the candidates the
nominate, whenever the Republican
give US the chance to do 50, by nominal
ing gool men for whom we can vot
with confidence in State and mSnicip'
,.ectious.
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We would have il distinctly

We would have it distinctly disler-
stood, that when we speak of the dirty
of Democrats, We do not mean
nor do we wish to imply that all Demo-
Gratis are guilty Of corrupt practices We
are we'll aware that if the assertion was
made by us it would not be true. There
are many Democrats IN Baldmoa city,
in this, aud other counties of theStatc,
who have be ievod that the chargemade
by the Republicans were moi vel
grounded and who have not Heretofore
taken the trouble to make sufhcat iu-
quiry as to the methods Of their part But
in view of reccut events the eycof all
have been opened and thousands tbs
State who have voted the Dcmratic
ticket in the past will in the hope get
tug purity at elections support t Re
publican tioke. this fall, not taahey
are Republicans, but because ii be
lcvc as dill the Republicans oNew
York State upon memorable occiou,
when they thought their party rded
publication The party nominee G Of
the purcst men in the party Seeary
Folser was beaten and Cleveland cted
governor Ivy majority Of two hlred
| thousand
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Geu. Stewart I ....ndsr II
,he Maryland Stat ~. snc,ks
Of the political sta
Ae Doidness y Of the
Democratic Reform An, me-
Mr. Brooks j, mi "a, nation. I
would always gladl IN, on any
ticket. Nor will IA on e..oci.
ates give me many MANY Of
them. in Democrat have
m1dr a gallant fight ,aa turn
about is fair play; strong
Democratic stomach, ntI Stand
Gov Swami for .-o..ional
terms. aud Basin, and cor
man SO much longer ..imil,ie
'lmostanythiug, even X now
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Maryland Democrats who arc stun
decided as to which ticket theyhall
vote at the next State election, uld
read the editorials in the Philaehia
Time, aud Boston Post, two Dema;ic
papers These are based on infor ion
furnished by staff correspondent ent
here to investigate the political siton.
Both journals are of the opinion t.the
State can be ocst benefited by de
feat Of the bosses ticket.
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REPUBLIrAN Us

We place before our his week
the names Of the Rep uominccs
'or Governor comPtrod Attorney
"encr''' WIN a short $ de lives
81 e''O' we DO tins st can see
w themselves that not7 lus TIC
US 'e'''on' ct our polItii nen's to
we contrary, we have .ct Who
all can proudly support
= waiter 2 BrooI nominee
''l Governor Ii natIydn lumore,
y years old' aud one Of q H. busi-
ness men OF the city, with which is
> u'"ym Tor capacity "a pubic
SPIRIT ana executive abiI bi. ha,
been recognized to such a a in the
business world that Mr.. ~ as been
placed IN charge of scycrs, h.. in-
y"
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The assertion made by the Hon f.
McComas. in his Baltimore speechat
the party Of Il Winter Davis ancol
llday nlck.. was superior to the rrn
democracy, has brought forth dy
SHIRT talk from a correspondent he
Baltimore sun Our opinion ilar
Nr NcComas, and The suns corbn-
dent, had each better let the "deast
bury itself and look to living as
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Republican Nominations.
STATE TICKET.
TIN BLrcA> CONVENTION

The kpuj'Iican Convention held il
Baltimore oe HE . til instant. d. som,
remarkable gooj work From begin.
n'ug ~ end It displayed the unity OIL
~ pos ana enthusiasm that are ALWAYS
required tn secure, aud that almost
ia"'agcs snccess The arraigumcnt by
The Han l. Il McComas Of the Mary.
land ring Democracy, whose method
imve become reproach to the STATE,
:Scause Of their outrageous frauds upon
thc ballot box vas most vigorous. and
received the hearty plauIits Of the entire
innlu'ude that crowded the hall where
The convention was held The scnsl-
ton ot the convention was the appear
ance Of the Hon John X Cowcn ono
of the ablest lawyers Of Baltimore city.
who has without avail by bis voice an
pen denounced the outrageous practices
OF his party for several years past
who made the announcement that
he and the Independent Democrats Of
Maryland intended 10 support the Re
publican ticket Mr.. Cowena speech
was scathing Indictment of MARYLAND
Democracy He illustrates his opinion
Of it by the following ancclatc.
u am good deal in the position Of q
witness once had in a railroad case e
}. was Mr. Ross Wlnans The road
Dad oscasfos to aced some new property
FIR right Of way between Baltimore
aud the Einduct Hotel The property a
suddenly DEVELOPED new beauties and re- /
inarkablc qualities You farmers know ,
how rapidly property becomes valuable
when IT Is wanted by railroad went
to Mr.. Wlnans to fnd out the real value a
ol the property? lie was not in stronr a
health, but his mind was sun full Of viz =
'r | offered him q carriage to drive
fIm to and from the court house 10 ret :
lis testimony os a witness You are k
lawyer, he said, mud ought To find out W
|" hat your witness !, going to say before 81
you put him on the stand Now YOU :,
Ion know what will say when "
'ome to testify Well, said what u
10 you think the property is worth?.- as
IFS answer was, No damn Laugh IN
or suppose | am being put upon q,
he stand today somcwha, as an expert :,
'itncss. 1Ou want to know something
rTttrITOeritic reform under tho present
You have not asked me
~ opinion beforehand, but am afta'd st
must answer AZ MIR Nlnans dld-it pr
int worth a damn. n,
Mr. W. j.. Marbury, another rroml- or
tent Democrat, followed Mr.. Cowcu, ar
n making speech in which he pledged m
he support Of tho Independents to the al
Republican ticket Nothing seems in
wanting to Republican success in the v
Sta.c now buta Vi .orous and well conduc- n
I'D campaign, supplemented by urd .
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which will prevent the tools Of the man q
ayers who 10 he dirty work Of the Dem !,
pcra,s from committing frauds h
As ten Of these fellows are IN the pen )
itentiary for their last years work, with i,
many more under Indictment, aud who /
Arc likely to reach the land of glory it
ougI. to be an easy matter to secure an ,
honest election And If it can be done,
ii an honest election can be secured, we
will beyond doubt cb.ct the ticket that
V. have placed at the head Of our
columns.
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